Finally - I just want to say, thank you so much for reading my writing. And also - thank you so much scribblehub transgender community for existing, I doubt I would even have figured my own gender out without this place. Yall are epic. Also I typed this entire message before I realized the character limit existed so I just replied to myself on repeat lmao. 

Glad to read you are still around! Can't speak for anyone else, but personally I would love to read whatever else you have written, fanfiction or otherwise. Also, in regard to having difficulties with naming things, as someone with similar struggles, might I humbly suggest looking into the work of Tomislav Jagnjic for inspiration? I find it helpful for reminding myself that it's okay not to overthink things sometimes. (I really like your chapter titles, by the way)

That's really good to hear! Glad you're still around and also writing. I get that it's hard, depression is a mind-killer. 

Your therapist is right though, putting yourself down all the time reinforces those self-hating neural pathways in your brain, which makes it all the harder to become better. Even self-depreciation as a joke can be harmful. 

That's not to say that I, myself, don't have a problem with this as well, but I've at least gotten to the point where I am not intentionally doing it (as in, it'll slip out in speech sometimes but not in writing, but it's a work-in-progress).